1 00:00:00,626 --> 00:00:01,752 Roxanne. 2 00:00:03,045 --> 00:00:04,755 Roxanne. 3 00:00:04,755 --> 00:00:07,507 Dammit, Roxanne! 4 00:00:07,507 --> 00:00:08,675 I had another blue shirt. 5 00:00:08,675 --> 00:00:10,177 It's gone. 6 00:00:10,177 --> 00:00:12,554 I've got to tape a segment this morning, 7 00:00:12,554 --> 00:00:14,389 and I cannot find my damn shirt! 8 00:00:14,389 --> 00:00:17,726 You mean the one you spilled wasabi on last night? 9 00:00:17,726 --> 00:00:19,978 Oh, great. I don't have time to go back to my apartment. 10 00:00:19,978 --> 00:00:22,064 I'll have to buy a new shirt before the taping. 11 00:00:22,064 --> 00:00:23,148 Are you done with this? 12 00:00:23,148 --> 00:00:24,483 - No! - Thanks. 13 00:00:24,483 --> 00:00:26,610 Arnie, why don't you ever remember 14 00:00:26,610 --> 00:00:28,445 to bring your own hair dryer over? 15 00:00:28,445 --> 00:00:30,739 Maybe for the same reason you use my razor 16 00:00:30,739 --> 00:00:33,158 when you're shaving your legs at my place. 17 00:00:33,158 --> 00:00:36,286 Oh for Pete's sake, Arnie, it's not gonna kill you 18 00:00:36,286 --> 00:00:39,873 if you use the razor after me. 19 00:00:39,873 --> 00:00:42,834 - That's disgusting. - Oh, yeah? 20 00:00:42,834 --> 00:00:46,255 Like the 300 year old tube of Crest in your medicine cabinet? 21 00:00:46,255 --> 00:00:47,965 When was the last time you shopped for toiletries? 22 00:00:47,965 --> 00:00:49,341 The Bronze Age? 23 00:00:49,341 --> 00:00:50,884 At least I keep my fridge stocked 24 00:00:50,884 --> 00:00:52,552 with more than carrot juice and mineral water. 25 00:00:52,552 --> 00:00:54,554 You don't have a refrigerator. 26 00:00:54,554 --> 00:00:56,515 You have a science project. 27 00:00:56,515 --> 00:00:58,475 Maybe you'd like to do my shopping for me in the future. 28 00:00:58,475 --> 00:01:00,686 Maybe I could buy his and her straight razor 29 00:01:00,686 --> 00:01:02,521 so you don't get infected. With my girl cooties. 30 00:01:02,521 --> 00:01:03,814 What do you want to do, buy matching 31 00:01:03,814 --> 00:01:07,192 hair dryers and move in together? 32 00:01:07,192 --> 00:01:09,570 - I gotta finish my hair. - I gotta find that shirt. 33 00:01:09,570 --> 00:01:10,779 [drawer shuts] 34 00:01:10,779 --> 00:01:12,072 [hairdryer hissing] 35 00:01:12,072 --> 00:01:14,283 [theme music] 36 00:01:44,021 --> 00:01:46,023 [music continues] 37 00:02:16,053 --> 00:02:18,013 [music continues] 38 00:02:44,623 --> 00:02:46,583 [instrumental music] 39 00:03:14,027 --> 00:03:17,364 Next up, Elkin vs. the Southern California Housing Authority. 40 00:03:17,364 --> 00:03:18,865 Brackman: We represent the authority on this? 41 00:03:18,865 --> 00:03:20,617 Uh, yeah, they passed a ban 42 00:03:20,617 --> 00:03:24,121 on firearms in a public housing project, 43 00:03:24,121 --> 00:03:27,666 now a gun owner is suing them to get his weapon back. 44 00:03:27,666 --> 00:03:29,918 Americans for Firearms has filed 45 00:03:29,918 --> 00:03:31,420 a friend-of-the-court brief on behalf 46 00:03:31,420 --> 00:03:33,463 of the plaintiff, no big surprise. 47 00:03:33,463 --> 00:03:35,674 I thought you represented a tenants organization. 48 00:03:35,674 --> 00:03:37,134 Mullaney: I still do. 49 00:03:37,134 --> 00:03:39,052 I helped the tenants a couple of years ago 50 00:03:39,052 --> 00:03:41,430 when they were trying to get the gun ban passed. 51 00:03:41,430 --> 00:03:43,098 So when this suit came up, they convinced 52 00:03:43,098 --> 00:03:47,352 the housing authority to hire me to defend it. 53 00:03:47,352 --> 00:03:49,271 - Don't say a word. - About what? 54 00:03:49,271 --> 00:03:51,189 I'm sending Benny out to get me a new shirt. 55 00:03:51,189 --> 00:03:52,441 Just leave it alone. 56 00:03:52,441 --> 00:03:54,109 I think it looks very attractive, Arnie. 57 00:03:54,109 --> 00:03:56,111 Gives you that lived-in, rumpled look. 58 00:03:56,111 --> 00:03:57,237 I don't do rumpled. 59 00:03:57,237 --> 00:03:58,989 Brackman: Yes, well, moving on. 60 00:03:58,989 --> 00:04:00,907 Grace, you have a meeting with the executive director 61 00:04:00,907 --> 00:04:02,492 of the Los Angeles Women's Alliance? 62 00:04:02,492 --> 00:04:03,702 Yeah, they want me to take over 63 00:04:03,702 --> 00:04:06,288 for Joan Cooper on a writ. 64 00:04:06,288 --> 00:04:08,915 Mother convicted of child abuse two years ago, 65 00:04:08,915 --> 00:04:11,376 the trial judge conditioned her probation 66 00:04:11,376 --> 00:04:13,545 on accepting a contraceptive implant. 67 00:04:13,545 --> 00:04:15,005 - Nice guy. C.J: And she agreed to it? 68 00:04:15,005 --> 00:04:17,090 Van Owen: She was young, she was scared. 69 00:04:17,090 --> 00:04:18,842 All she heard was that five capsules 70 00:04:18,842 --> 00:04:20,635 under her skin would keep her out of jail. 71 00:04:20,635 --> 00:04:21,720 That's blatantly unconstitutional. 72 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:23,138 Kelsey: I don't believe it. 73 00:04:23,138 --> 00:04:24,806 Van Owen: Well, it took a surgical procedure 74 00:04:24,806 --> 00:04:26,850 to put the implants in and she's petitioning 75 00:04:26,850 --> 00:04:28,560 for another procedure to take them out. 76 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:31,646 And I haven't decided whether to take it or not. 77 00:04:31,646 --> 00:04:33,565 Brackman: Finally, Leland McKenzie, 78 00:04:33,565 --> 00:04:35,233 arbitrator to the stars. 79 00:04:35,233 --> 00:04:37,652 McKenzie: Well. not quite. 80 00:04:37,652 --> 00:04:40,405 A husband and-wife team, animal trainers. 81 00:04:40,405 --> 00:04:42,991 They're divorcing and I'm arbitrating the division 82 00:04:42,991 --> 00:04:44,201 of property in their company. 83 00:04:44,201 --> 00:04:45,327 Ask 'em if it's true. 84 00:04:45,327 --> 00:04:47,496 Mr. Ed couldn't really speak. 85 00:04:47,496 --> 00:04:51,041 Brackman: That's it, people. We're adjourned. 86 00:04:51,041 --> 00:04:52,918 Preiss: The facts are pretty grim. 87 00:04:52,918 --> 00:04:54,878 Two years ago, Sharon Kester was charged 88 00:04:54,878 --> 00:04:56,796 with misdemeanor drug possession. 89 00:04:56,796 --> 00:04:58,173 But when Social Services came 90 00:04:58,173 --> 00:05:00,383 to take temporary custody of her kids, 91 00:05:00,383 --> 00:05:02,344 they saw evidence of child abuse as well. 92 00:05:02,344 --> 00:05:04,054 Stemming from her drug use. 93 00:05:04,054 --> 00:05:07,724 She'd hit her 3-year old with an extension cord. 94 00:05:07,724 --> 00:05:09,810 Ms. Kester was also pregnant. 95 00:05:09,810 --> 00:05:13,605 Awaiting trial, she had a stillbirth. 96 00:05:13,605 --> 00:05:15,023 Crack baby? 97 00:05:15,023 --> 00:05:17,192 They added fetal endangerment to the charges, 98 00:05:17,192 --> 00:05:19,027 put her two kids in foster homes, 99 00:05:19,027 --> 00:05:21,571 ordered her into drug rehab and psychotherapy. 100 00:05:21,571 --> 00:05:23,365 Then the judge gave her a choice. 101 00:05:23,365 --> 00:05:26,076 Five years in prison or five years probation, 102 00:05:26,076 --> 00:05:28,078 provided she have the contraceptive implant. 103 00:05:28,078 --> 00:05:30,622 On the theory that the fewer children she has, 104 00:05:30,622 --> 00:05:33,917 the fewer children she can abuse. 105 00:05:33,917 --> 00:05:36,711 I have to tell you, part of me agrees with that. 106 00:05:36,711 --> 00:05:39,005 I feel really uncomfortable with making this a test case. 107 00:05:39,005 --> 00:05:40,340 We all are. 108 00:05:40,340 --> 00:05:41,633 And you've done more than your share 109 00:05:41,633 --> 00:05:43,134 of work for the Women's Alliance. 110 00:05:43,134 --> 00:05:44,970 But this one is critical, Grace. 111 00:05:44,970 --> 00:05:47,848 The State cannot be allowed to control a woman's body 112 00:05:47,848 --> 00:05:49,474 and her reproductive choices. 113 00:05:49,474 --> 00:05:51,685 We have to get the sentence overturned. 114 00:05:51,685 --> 00:05:52,936 I'll tell you what. 115 00:05:52,936 --> 00:05:54,729 Before I make up my mind, 116 00:05:54,729 --> 00:05:57,232 I'd like to meet with Sharon Kester. 117 00:05:57,232 --> 00:05:59,025 I'll set it up. 118 00:05:59,025 --> 00:06:00,944 And I won't sugar coat this. 119 00:06:00,944 --> 00:06:02,737 You're probably not gonna like her. 120 00:06:05,407 --> 00:06:07,784 [suspenseful music on TV] 121 00:06:07,784 --> 00:06:09,286 [screaming] 122 00:06:09,286 --> 00:06:10,662 [whacking] 123 00:06:10,662 --> 00:06:12,622 [men on TV grunting] 124 00:06:21,256 --> 00:06:22,674 [grunting] 125 00:06:25,594 --> 00:06:27,012 [screeching] 126 00:06:29,639 --> 00:06:31,016 [screeching] 127 00:06:33,768 --> 00:06:35,645 [whacking] 128 00:06:43,361 --> 00:06:45,530 The kid's a natural. 129 00:06:45,530 --> 00:06:47,532 He got that in one take, can you believe it? 130 00:06:47,532 --> 00:06:50,160 Oh, I can see he's a very talented... um, simian. 131 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:51,536 Jerry's better than these trashy 132 00:06:51,536 --> 00:06:52,996 action/adventure vehicles. 133 00:06:52,996 --> 00:06:54,623 Oh, here it comes, the artiste-- 134 00:06:54,623 --> 00:06:56,666 In a divorce, it's always the monkey that suffers. 135 00:06:56,666 --> 00:06:58,001 Fran: "Gauntlet of Fire" was a cow patty and you know it. 136 00:06:58,001 --> 00:06:59,586 It was his best work yet. 137 00:06:59,586 --> 00:07:01,463 He was playing strictly result, 138 00:07:01,463 --> 00:07:03,590 he-- his best work is Widow's Walk. 139 00:07:03,590 --> 00:07:06,509 There was depth, there was nuance in that performance 140 00:07:06,509 --> 00:07:09,471 Nuance, my ass. He phoned it in. He learned it from you. 141 00:07:09,471 --> 00:07:11,097 Just like you phoned in our sex life. 142 00:07:11,097 --> 00:07:12,682 Meryl Streep would have phoned in our sex life! 143 00:07:12,682 --> 00:07:14,517 McKenzie: Alright, alright. Now settle down. 144 00:07:14,517 --> 00:07:16,144 Settle down. 145 00:07:16,144 --> 00:07:19,731 A divorce is traumatic, but it doesn't mean that 146 00:07:19,731 --> 00:07:21,441 it can't be civilized. 147 00:07:21,441 --> 00:07:23,401 Your lawyers thought this might be better 148 00:07:23,401 --> 00:07:24,944 resolved among the three of us. 149 00:07:24,944 --> 00:07:28,114 Keep it on a human level. Hmm? 150 00:07:28,114 --> 00:07:30,659 So let's try. 151 00:07:30,659 --> 00:07:34,496 I take it you two differ on career direction for Jerry? 152 00:07:34,496 --> 00:07:36,122 Well, action films are lucrative, 153 00:07:36,122 --> 00:07:37,624 but they're short term. 154 00:07:37,624 --> 00:07:39,417 In the long run, I think he'd be better off 155 00:07:39,417 --> 00:07:41,961 doing family films or maybe a series. 156 00:07:41,961 --> 00:07:43,797 She wants him to do television. 157 00:07:43,797 --> 00:07:45,507 My God, he'll never have a life. 158 00:07:45,507 --> 00:07:47,008 And no other animal of yours 159 00:07:47,008 --> 00:07:48,885 brings in as much income as Jerry. 160 00:07:48,885 --> 00:07:51,012 - That's right. - He grosses 150 K a year. 161 00:07:51,012 --> 00:07:53,056 And no combination of other assets 162 00:07:53,056 --> 00:07:55,517 is acceptable as an exchange, to either of you? 163 00:07:55,517 --> 00:07:57,185 - Hell no. - Not in this lifetime. 164 00:07:57,185 --> 00:07:59,062 Well, traditionally, under the law, 165 00:07:59,062 --> 00:08:01,022 an animal is regarded as property 166 00:08:01,022 --> 00:08:04,067 but this may be a case of custody as well. 167 00:08:04,067 --> 00:08:06,861 So I have to take into account not only who will be the best 168 00:08:06,861 --> 00:08:09,406 manager of Jerry's economic potential, 169 00:08:09,406 --> 00:08:13,243 but which of you makes the better... parent. 170 00:08:13,243 --> 00:08:17,497 So to that end, I think I'd like to meet Jerry. 171 00:08:17,497 --> 00:08:18,748 We'll adjourn adjourn until tomorrow morning 172 00:08:18,748 --> 00:08:20,917 at 10 o'clock. Hm? 173 00:08:27,549 --> 00:08:30,176 Sorry. It's a crisis at the office. 174 00:08:30,176 --> 00:08:32,011 It's a crisis here. If you hadn't noticed. 175 00:08:32,011 --> 00:08:33,430 Nice to see you too, Mrs. Wallace. 176 00:08:33,430 --> 00:08:34,597 Just like I been telling you. 177 00:08:34,597 --> 00:08:36,015 He'll make us wait 30 minutes, 178 00:08:36,015 --> 00:08:37,016 just like you made us wait a year 179 00:08:37,016 --> 00:08:38,727 before you banned the guns. 180 00:08:38,727 --> 00:08:41,396 You and the other tenants forced us to rush this process. 181 00:08:41,396 --> 00:08:43,148 Now we're right where I said we would be, 182 00:08:43,148 --> 00:08:44,607 in the middle of a law suit. 183 00:08:44,607 --> 00:08:46,026 Come on. We're on the same side here. 184 00:08:46,026 --> 00:08:47,444 You would prefer to see a few more 185 00:08:47,444 --> 00:08:48,903 ten year olds shot on the playground? 186 00:08:48,903 --> 00:08:50,488 The Housing Authority would like that better? 187 00:08:50,488 --> 00:08:52,574 That's not what I mean, and you know it. 188 00:08:52,574 --> 00:08:55,160 You wouldn't even fight. We had to talk you into it. 189 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:57,704 You and your people, pressured us into this. 190 00:08:57,704 --> 00:08:59,831 My people and your people used to be the same. 191 00:08:59,831 --> 00:09:01,833 Or have you forgotten what it's like to live there? 192 00:09:01,833 --> 00:09:05,795 Okay, enough! Now, let's pull back the artillery. 193 00:09:05,795 --> 00:09:08,006 Now, Maggie, you and I go back a long ways 194 00:09:08,006 --> 00:09:10,300 but you're not being sued here, it's the Housing Authority. 195 00:09:10,300 --> 00:09:12,302 I don't want to see any of this when we put you 196 00:09:12,302 --> 00:09:15,138 on the stand, ya got that? 197 00:09:15,138 --> 00:09:17,932 And you... cut her a little slack, okay? 198 00:09:17,932 --> 00:09:21,144 You know what she's got invested in this. 199 00:09:21,144 --> 00:09:22,771 Believe me, Mrs. Wallace, 200 00:09:22,771 --> 00:09:26,399 we want to win this case as much as you do. 201 00:09:26,399 --> 00:09:27,484 Okay. 202 00:09:27,484 --> 00:09:30,236 Good. Then let's do it. 203 00:09:37,243 --> 00:09:39,245 Mr. Elkin, in the five years 204 00:09:39,245 --> 00:09:41,039 that you've lived in Avalon Courts, 205 00:09:41,039 --> 00:09:43,500 what has the general racial make-up of the building been? 206 00:09:43,500 --> 00:09:45,126 Objection, relevance? 207 00:09:45,126 --> 00:09:46,961 Hagen: We're going to show that this firearm ban 208 00:09:46,961 --> 00:09:49,380 intentionally discriminates against minorities, Your Honor. 209 00:09:49,380 --> 00:09:52,008 - Oh, please. - No, I want to hear this. 210 00:09:52,008 --> 00:09:53,551 Go on, Mr. Elkin. 211 00:09:53,551 --> 00:09:55,094 The project's maybe eighty percent black, 212 00:09:55,094 --> 00:09:56,096 fifteen percent Hispanic, 213 00:09:56,096 --> 00:09:57,680 the rest white and Asian. 214 00:09:57,680 --> 00:10:00,100 Living there, do you feel discriminated against? 215 00:10:00,100 --> 00:10:02,060 Show me somebody that doesn't. 216 00:10:02,060 --> 00:10:05,396 We've got more crime and less police than white areas. 217 00:10:05,396 --> 00:10:08,108 Ambulances don't even want to come into a black neighborhood. 218 00:10:08,108 --> 00:10:10,485 Objection. Speculative and irrelevant. 219 00:10:10,485 --> 00:10:11,861 Sustained, answer stricken. 220 00:10:11,861 --> 00:10:13,279 Hagen: Mr. Elkin, 221 00:10:13,279 --> 00:10:15,198 what kind of criminal activity have you 222 00:10:15,198 --> 00:10:16,991 personally witnessed in the project? 223 00:10:16,991 --> 00:10:18,993 Elkin: Drug deals, gangs. 224 00:10:18,993 --> 00:10:21,246 Four years ago, I got caught in a crossfire. 225 00:10:21,246 --> 00:10:22,455 I was lucky. 226 00:10:22,455 --> 00:10:23,998 They only hit me in the shoulder. 227 00:10:23,998 --> 00:10:25,708 That's when I went out and bought a gun. 228 00:10:25,708 --> 00:10:26,876 And did you have occasion to use that gun? 229 00:10:26,876 --> 00:10:28,628 Elkin: About a year later. 230 00:10:28,628 --> 00:10:30,588 Burglar broke into my place in the middle of the night. 231 00:10:30,588 --> 00:10:32,423 I didn't want to shoot, 232 00:10:32,423 --> 00:10:34,425 but he came on me so fast, I didn't have a choice. 233 00:10:34,425 --> 00:10:36,344 Hagen: You killed him? Elkin: Yes. 234 00:10:36,344 --> 00:10:39,055 I'm not proud of it, but I'd rather it was him than me. 235 00:10:40,348 --> 00:10:42,225 Where is your gun now, Mr. Elkin? 236 00:10:42,225 --> 00:10:44,769 Confiscated by the Housing Authority. 237 00:10:44,769 --> 00:10:46,563 They passed a new rule. 238 00:10:46,563 --> 00:10:48,565 No guns in the project. 239 00:10:48,565 --> 00:10:50,859 If I didn't like it, I can leave. 240 00:10:50,859 --> 00:10:52,986 Elkin: Later, I find out that they didn't even get it 241 00:10:52,986 --> 00:10:55,363 okayed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development 242 00:10:55,363 --> 00:10:57,448 like they were supposed to, by law. 243 00:10:57,448 --> 00:10:59,200 They just railroaded it through. 244 00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:00,743 And why did you file this lawsuit 245 00:11:00,743 --> 00:11:02,245 to get your gun back, sir? 246 00:11:02,245 --> 00:11:04,038 Elkin: I grew up black, Ms. Hagen. 247 00:11:04,038 --> 00:11:07,750 Most of my life, I got told what to do and when to do it. 248 00:11:07,750 --> 00:11:09,294 I live in the housing project because 249 00:11:09,294 --> 00:11:11,462 I can't afford to live any place else. 250 00:11:11,462 --> 00:11:14,591 But no matter who I am or where I live, I got rights, 251 00:11:14,591 --> 00:11:16,843 and one of 'em is the right to defend myself. 252 00:11:16,843 --> 00:11:20,346 And in Avalon Court, that takes a gun. 253 00:11:20,346 --> 00:11:23,933 Hagen: Thank you, Mr. Elkin. Nothing further. 254 00:11:23,933 --> 00:11:25,977 You haven't been burglarized since the gun ban 255 00:11:25,977 --> 00:11:27,103 went into effect, have you, Mr. Elkin? 256 00:11:27,103 --> 00:11:28,563 No. 257 00:11:28,563 --> 00:11:30,481 And before that, when you still had your weapon, 258 00:11:30,481 --> 00:11:31,816 how many break ins were there? 259 00:11:31,816 --> 00:11:33,109 Just the one. 260 00:11:33,109 --> 00:11:35,153 But on at least one other occasion, 261 00:11:35,153 --> 00:11:36,821 you thought somebody was breaking in, 262 00:11:36,821 --> 00:11:38,781 so you fired your gun, putting a bullet 263 00:11:38,781 --> 00:11:40,617 through the wall into a neighbor's apartment. 264 00:11:40,617 --> 00:11:42,702 The window was open. I thought somebody was in the room. 265 00:11:42,702 --> 00:11:44,495 But it was only a stray cat, wasn't it? 266 00:11:44,495 --> 00:11:45,663 Yes. 267 00:11:45,663 --> 00:11:47,498 Your building is patrolled by 268 00:11:47,498 --> 00:11:49,500 private security officers now, right? 269 00:11:49,500 --> 00:11:51,127 Mullaney: They search the visitors in the lobby 270 00:11:51,127 --> 00:11:52,629 to keep out knives and guns. 271 00:11:52,629 --> 00:11:55,173 Security ain't foolproof. 272 00:11:55,173 --> 00:11:56,591 I feel safer with my own gun. 273 00:11:56,591 --> 00:11:58,760 You'd feel safer. 274 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:00,762 Well, how safe do you think your neighbor felt 275 00:12:00,762 --> 00:12:02,764 when you shot at a burglar who wasn't there? 276 00:12:02,764 --> 00:12:05,099 - Objection. No foundation. - Sustained. 277 00:12:05,099 --> 00:12:06,392 Listen, if I hadn't a had my gun 278 00:12:06,392 --> 00:12:08,102 I'd be dead now, do you understand? 279 00:12:08,102 --> 00:12:09,604 I've got a right to defend myself. 280 00:12:09,604 --> 00:12:11,606 Listen, I am tired of hearing about 281 00:12:11,606 --> 00:12:13,483 you and your rights, Tom Elkin! 282 00:12:13,483 --> 00:12:16,486 What about our right to defend our children against 283 00:12:16,486 --> 00:12:19,405 them bullets you keep shootin' around your bedroom! 284 00:12:19,405 --> 00:12:20,823 Order! 285 00:12:20,823 --> 00:12:22,158 Mullaney: You say you can't afford 286 00:12:22,158 --> 00:12:23,159 to move from the project, Mr. Elkin? 287 00:12:23,159 --> 00:12:25,078 Elkin. That's. Right. 288 00:12:25,078 --> 00:12:27,997 Then how is it you're able to afford this very expensive 289 00:12:27,997 --> 00:12:29,332 civil suit you've filed? 290 00:12:29,332 --> 00:12:31,125 I couldn't... but Mr. Jameson said 291 00:12:31,125 --> 00:12:32,877 he'd help me out with that. 292 00:12:32,877 --> 00:12:35,630 Ah, Mr. Jameson... 293 00:12:35,630 --> 00:12:38,800 is a representative of Americans for Firearms. 294 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:40,176 That's right. I called 'em. 295 00:12:40,176 --> 00:12:41,678 Wanted to know what my rights were. 296 00:12:41,678 --> 00:12:43,304 And, Mr. Elkin, it was your idea 297 00:12:43,304 --> 00:12:45,473 to sue the Housing Authority? 298 00:12:45,473 --> 00:12:47,433 I... don't remember who mentioned it first. 299 00:12:47,433 --> 00:12:48,434 Mullaney: You a member of the organization? 300 00:12:48,434 --> 00:12:50,144 No. 301 00:12:50,144 --> 00:12:53,189 Is anyone in your building a member to your knowledge? 302 00:12:53,189 --> 00:12:54,649 Not to that I know of. 303 00:12:54,649 --> 00:12:57,318 So they are willing to pick up your legal bills 304 00:12:57,318 --> 00:12:59,404 despite the fact that no one in your building 305 00:12:59,404 --> 00:13:02,156 has any connection with them whatsoever? 306 00:13:02,156 --> 00:13:04,784 I never realized the A.F.F. was a philanthropic organization. 307 00:13:04,784 --> 00:13:05,785 Objection! 308 00:13:05,785 --> 00:13:07,578 I resent that characterization! 309 00:13:07,578 --> 00:13:10,581 You're not a party to this suit, Mr. Jameson. Sit down. 310 00:13:17,964 --> 00:13:20,758 [indistinct chatter] 311 00:13:20,758 --> 00:13:23,219 I understand you're doing well in drug rehab. 312 00:13:23,219 --> 00:13:25,722 Yeah, I guess 313 00:13:25,722 --> 00:13:27,056 I've been clean two years. 314 00:13:27,056 --> 00:13:29,684 That's longer than ever before. 315 00:13:32,312 --> 00:13:33,688 And how about your psychotherapy, 316 00:13:33,688 --> 00:13:35,231 is that going okay? 317 00:13:35,231 --> 00:13:36,524 Yeah, sure. 318 00:13:39,027 --> 00:13:42,363 Well, good. 319 00:13:42,363 --> 00:13:44,365 I hear you have a new boyfriend, too. 320 00:13:44,365 --> 00:13:46,826 Yeah, he's a good guy. 321 00:13:46,826 --> 00:13:48,536 And he's not into drugs. 322 00:13:48,536 --> 00:13:52,040 That's a first for me. 323 00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:55,084 Look... Ms. Van Owen. 324 00:13:55,084 --> 00:13:58,671 I know what you must think about me, but 325 00:13:58,671 --> 00:14:02,050 I'd never hurt my kids if I wasn't using. 326 00:14:02,050 --> 00:14:05,053 And I wanna get 'em back someday. 327 00:14:05,053 --> 00:14:08,639 I know I gotta prove that I'm gonna do right by 'em. 328 00:14:08,639 --> 00:14:10,516 Well, it's not just hitting your kid, Sharon. 329 00:14:10,516 --> 00:14:13,895 It's... it's also your drug use and your baby. 330 00:14:13,895 --> 00:14:16,355 - The one you lost. - That was an accident. 331 00:14:16,355 --> 00:14:18,441 Wasn't my fault. 332 00:14:18,441 --> 00:14:21,152 It was your fault, Sharon. 333 00:14:21,152 --> 00:14:23,613 The baby was stillborn because of the crack cocaine 334 00:14:23,613 --> 00:14:25,615 you used during your pregnancy. 335 00:14:25,615 --> 00:14:28,701 That's what they said but... that's not true. 336 00:14:28,701 --> 00:14:30,828 Then what caused it, Sharon? 337 00:14:30,828 --> 00:14:32,580 I think it was... 338 00:14:32,580 --> 00:14:36,417 because I was so upset on account of being arrested. 339 00:14:36,417 --> 00:14:38,628 It was, you know, stress. 340 00:14:38,628 --> 00:14:40,046 Sharon, I-- 341 00:14:40,046 --> 00:14:42,548 Look, I want this thing taken out of me, 342 00:14:42,548 --> 00:14:44,842 Ms. Van Owen! 343 00:14:44,842 --> 00:14:46,552 I never should have agreed to it. 344 00:14:46,552 --> 00:14:48,846 I want to get married, have more kids. 345 00:14:48,846 --> 00:14:51,891 I want to show that judge, I want to show everyone. 346 00:14:51,891 --> 00:14:55,019 I want to prove that I am a good mother! 347 00:15:00,608 --> 00:15:01,984 [chimp hooting] 348 00:15:01,984 --> 00:15:04,737 Ah! he must like you, Mr. McKenzie. 349 00:15:04,737 --> 00:15:07,698 He doesn't take to everybody like this right off. 350 00:15:07,698 --> 00:15:11,369 Isn't that right, Ooky-pooky? 351 00:15:11,369 --> 00:15:13,496 Yes, well I-- I like him, too. 352 00:15:13,496 --> 00:15:14,497 Jack: Just try to loosen up a little bit. 353 00:15:14,497 --> 00:15:16,290 Treat him like a baby. 354 00:15:16,290 --> 00:15:18,084 Do you have many grandchildren, Mr. McKenzie? 355 00:15:18,084 --> 00:15:21,254 Uh, no. No, I uh, 356 00:15:21,254 --> 00:15:24,090 my wife and I never had any children. 357 00:15:24,090 --> 00:15:25,716 Mr. Markel. 358 00:15:25,716 --> 00:15:27,927 Uh. 359 00:15:27,927 --> 00:15:30,263 Your wife claims that your training methods 360 00:15:30,263 --> 00:15:32,431 are unnecessarily harsh? 361 00:15:32,431 --> 00:15:33,933 Jack: Firm, maybe, but not harsh. 362 00:15:33,933 --> 00:15:35,643 and never unnecessary. 363 00:15:35,643 --> 00:15:37,395 Its a question of approach. 364 00:15:37,395 --> 00:15:39,105 She coddles the animals. 365 00:15:39,105 --> 00:15:41,566 she coos in his ear, she feeds him treats all day-- 366 00:15:41,566 --> 00:15:42,942 He yells at him. 367 00:15:42,942 --> 00:15:45,319 He withholds food until he learns a trick. 368 00:15:45,319 --> 00:15:46,904 Doesn't he Jerry-berry? 369 00:15:46,904 --> 00:15:48,906 You yell at the animal, Mr. Markel? 370 00:15:48,906 --> 00:15:49,907 Jack: I don't yell. 371 00:15:49,907 --> 00:15:51,534 I do believe in discipline 372 00:15:51,534 --> 00:15:54,203 as a legitimate method of behavioral conditioning. 373 00:15:54,203 --> 00:15:55,872 If you want the animal to exhibit 374 00:15:55,872 --> 00:15:57,331 aggressive behavior on camera, 375 00:15:57,331 --> 00:15:59,250 you have to be aggressive with him. 376 00:15:59,250 --> 00:16:00,751 But I don't abuse him. 377 00:16:00,751 --> 00:16:02,670 And I love him as much as she does. 378 00:16:02,670 --> 00:16:04,213 Well, uh... 379 00:16:04,213 --> 00:16:07,091 since I'm not qualified to evaluate 380 00:16:07,091 --> 00:16:08,801 which approach is best, 381 00:16:08,801 --> 00:16:11,387 I'm bringing in an independent expert to determine 382 00:16:11,387 --> 00:16:13,848 which trainer has the best rapport with Jerry. 383 00:16:13,848 --> 00:16:15,433 But wait a minute. 384 00:16:15,433 --> 00:16:18,019 If he continues to have custody of Jerry, 385 00:16:18,019 --> 00:16:20,396 he could coach the animal to choose him. 386 00:16:20,396 --> 00:16:22,148 I wouldn't, but you would. 387 00:16:22,148 --> 00:16:23,900 - You certainly-- You would! - In a minute. 388 00:16:23,900 --> 00:16:25,776 McKenzie: Alright, alright, alright. 389 00:16:25,776 --> 00:16:29,030 We'll keep Jerry in a third person's custody, 390 00:16:29,030 --> 00:16:31,324 neutralize his conditioning for a few days before the testing. 391 00:16:31,324 --> 00:16:32,950 McKenzie: Will that work? 392 00:16:32,950 --> 00:16:35,286 I'm not gonna leave him with a total stranger. 393 00:16:35,286 --> 00:16:37,288 He's a very valuable property. 394 00:16:37,288 --> 00:16:40,041 - Yeah. - What about you? 395 00:16:40,041 --> 00:16:42,293 - Excuse me? - Well, you're a neutral party. 396 00:16:42,293 --> 00:16:44,086 You-- you're a responsible person, 397 00:16:44,086 --> 00:16:45,796 and Jerry seems to like you. 398 00:16:45,796 --> 00:16:47,131 I can live with that. 399 00:16:47,131 --> 00:16:48,799 No, that's out of the question. 400 00:16:48,799 --> 00:16:50,134 Well, there must be some other 401 00:16:50,134 --> 00:16:51,636 animal trainer who could take him. 402 00:16:51,636 --> 00:16:54,388 Oh, sure. Loan him to the competition? 403 00:16:54,388 --> 00:16:55,723 Oh, what about a kennel? 404 00:16:55,723 --> 00:16:57,308 Good luck finding one that handles 405 00:16:57,308 --> 00:16:59,518 exotic animals on such short notice. 406 00:16:59,518 --> 00:17:01,354 [sighs] Well. 407 00:17:01,354 --> 00:17:03,272 Alright. 408 00:17:03,272 --> 00:17:05,233 What about his personal hygiene? 409 00:17:05,233 --> 00:17:07,526 No worries. He's toilet trained. 410 00:17:07,526 --> 00:17:10,780 Alright, two days, but no more. 411 00:17:10,780 --> 00:17:14,075 We'll reconvene on Thursday. 412 00:17:14,075 --> 00:17:17,245 Now, you be a good little boy from Uncle Leland, okay? 413 00:17:23,042 --> 00:17:25,753 [door closes] 414 00:17:25,753 --> 00:17:27,713 So... 415 00:17:27,713 --> 00:17:29,173 what is there about the idea 416 00:17:29,173 --> 00:17:31,801 of moving in together that frightens you? 417 00:17:31,801 --> 00:17:33,928 Aside from the fact that I've managed to torpedo 418 00:17:33,928 --> 00:17:35,972 every serious relationship I've ever had? 419 00:17:35,972 --> 00:17:37,848 Right. We'll take that as a given. 420 00:17:41,435 --> 00:17:42,770 Well, obviously, we're not going to live 421 00:17:42,770 --> 00:17:44,272 in my crummy little apartment. 422 00:17:44,272 --> 00:17:45,856 I'd have to move into Roxanne's house, 423 00:17:45,856 --> 00:17:48,526 the one she bought after settlement with Dave Meyer. 424 00:17:48,526 --> 00:17:50,111 Becker: It's like he's still a presence there somehow. 425 00:17:50,111 --> 00:17:51,487 Her ex-husband? 426 00:17:51,487 --> 00:17:53,197 Sometimes when we're making love, 427 00:17:53,197 --> 00:17:55,825 I have the feeling that he's in bed with us. 428 00:17:55,825 --> 00:17:57,910 And he's angry at the two of you being together. 429 00:17:57,910 --> 00:17:59,870 No, he's telling me how direct mail advertising 430 00:17:59,870 --> 00:18:01,497 could broaden my client base. 431 00:18:01,497 --> 00:18:03,582 Believe me, doc, this is a ghost no one can live with. 432 00:18:03,582 --> 00:18:07,044 Except for that house in Malibu you rented. 433 00:18:07,044 --> 00:18:10,506 And Corinne's house, you've always lived in apartments. 434 00:18:10,506 --> 00:18:12,174 Never bought a place of your own. 435 00:18:12,174 --> 00:18:13,592 Is this leading somewhere, or do you have 436 00:18:13,592 --> 00:18:15,136 a realty license on the side? 437 00:18:15,136 --> 00:18:18,681 You live in a furnished apartment 438 00:18:18,681 --> 00:18:21,350 full of half open boxes. 439 00:18:21,350 --> 00:18:24,854 You know what you got, Arnie? Fear of furniture. 440 00:18:24,854 --> 00:18:26,647 - What? Birch: I'm being serious. 441 00:18:26,647 --> 00:18:29,108 Fear of permanence. 442 00:18:29,108 --> 00:18:30,860 Being too deeply rooted, 443 00:18:30,860 --> 00:18:33,321 not being able to cut and run. 444 00:18:33,321 --> 00:18:36,907 Regardless of whether you and Roxanne move in together. 445 00:18:36,907 --> 00:18:39,994 Ever thought about getting your own place? 446 00:18:39,994 --> 00:18:41,954 Why should I? 447 00:18:41,954 --> 00:18:43,247 What is the big deal about owning property, 448 00:18:43,247 --> 00:18:44,999 for God's sakes? 449 00:18:44,999 --> 00:18:47,293 It was a big deal for me, when I bought my first place. 450 00:18:47,293 --> 00:18:49,253 Scary too. 451 00:18:49,253 --> 00:18:51,589 I wasn't depending on somebody else to make a home for me. 452 00:18:51,589 --> 00:18:53,549 I was making a home for myself. 453 00:18:53,549 --> 00:18:56,010 I'm not scared. A house is a house. 454 00:18:56,010 --> 00:18:57,970 It is not like committing to a relationship. 455 00:18:57,970 --> 00:19:01,223 It's-- It's only committing to a-- to a... 456 00:19:01,223 --> 00:19:02,391 To a what, Arnie? 457 00:19:04,769 --> 00:19:05,978 A life? 458 00:19:09,899 --> 00:19:11,108 [sighs] 459 00:19:13,027 --> 00:19:15,363 Your Honor, I renew my objection to this witness. 460 00:19:15,363 --> 00:19:17,239 Her testimony is completely irrelevant. 461 00:19:17,239 --> 00:19:20,576 Ms. Hagen claims the gun ban is discriminatory. 462 00:19:20,576 --> 00:19:22,370 Judge, Mrs. Wallace is a tenant. 463 00:19:22,370 --> 00:19:24,789 She's black. I want to see how she feels. 464 00:19:24,789 --> 00:19:27,708 Well, we don't have a jury here, Miss Hagen. 465 00:19:27,708 --> 00:19:30,628 - I'll allow it. Mullaney: Thank you. Your Honor. 466 00:19:30,628 --> 00:19:32,296 Mrs. Wallace. 467 00:19:32,296 --> 00:19:34,256 How long have you lived in Avalon Courts? 468 00:19:34,256 --> 00:19:35,633 Twenty five years. 469 00:19:35,633 --> 00:19:37,510 I raised two daughters there. 470 00:19:37,510 --> 00:19:39,804 And one of your daughters stayed in Avalon Courts 471 00:19:39,804 --> 00:19:41,389 even after she had a child of her own, didn't she? 472 00:19:41,389 --> 00:19:43,099 Yes. 473 00:19:43,099 --> 00:19:46,560 Lynnette moved into a one bedroom on the fifth floor. 474 00:19:46,560 --> 00:19:48,938 I used to babysit her little boy, Henry 475 00:19:48,938 --> 00:19:51,315 when Lynette had to work. 476 00:19:51,315 --> 00:19:54,193 What happened to Lynette, Mrs. Wallace? 477 00:19:54,193 --> 00:19:58,406 One day she was making dinner in the kitchen, 478 00:19:58,406 --> 00:20:02,076 and a bullet came from outside the window 479 00:20:02,076 --> 00:20:04,995 and hit her in the throat. 480 00:20:04,995 --> 00:20:07,164 She died on her way to the hospital. 481 00:20:07,164 --> 00:20:08,958 I'm sorry. 482 00:20:08,958 --> 00:20:11,710 Mullaney: You have custody of her son Henry, don't you? 483 00:20:11,710 --> 00:20:12,795 Wallace: Yes. 484 00:20:12,795 --> 00:20:14,755 What was life like for a child 485 00:20:14,755 --> 00:20:18,551 in Avalon Courts before the guns were taken away? 486 00:20:18,551 --> 00:20:21,303 The first thing you learn is if you hear 487 00:20:21,303 --> 00:20:25,099 a gunshot drop to the floor, stay away from the windows. 488 00:20:25,099 --> 00:20:28,269 Some people sleep on the floor all the time. 489 00:20:28,269 --> 00:20:29,979 They don't use the beds at all. 490 00:20:29,979 --> 00:20:32,273 After Lynette was killed ma'am, what did you do? 491 00:20:32,273 --> 00:20:35,025 Helped form a tenants league, put pressure 492 00:20:35,025 --> 00:20:36,402 on the Housing Authority 493 00:20:36,402 --> 00:20:39,238 and made them adopt a no gun provision 494 00:20:39,238 --> 00:20:40,740 like they have in Chicago. 495 00:20:40,740 --> 00:20:42,950 And is life any safer at the projects? 496 00:20:42,950 --> 00:20:44,660 Well, it's not perfect, Mr. Mullaney, 497 00:20:44,660 --> 00:20:46,287 but it's better than what it was. 498 00:20:46,287 --> 00:20:48,914 So you don't agree with Mr. Elkin, do you? 499 00:20:48,914 --> 00:20:50,583 My daughter could have owned a gun, 500 00:20:50,583 --> 00:20:53,544 but what good would it do when you can be shot 501 00:20:53,544 --> 00:20:56,756 and killed by a stray bullet while you are asleep? 502 00:20:56,756 --> 00:20:59,842 Thank you, Mrs. Wallace. Nothing further. 503 00:21:04,263 --> 00:21:06,223 I'm very sorry for your loss, ma'am. 504 00:21:06,223 --> 00:21:09,143 Not just mine, Ms. Hagen. 505 00:21:09,143 --> 00:21:11,270 Feel sorry for the half dozen 506 00:21:11,270 --> 00:21:14,648 children killed in our project in the past two years. 507 00:21:14,648 --> 00:21:16,776 Isn't it true, Mrs. Wallace, that when you 508 00:21:16,776 --> 00:21:18,277 enter your building you go past armed guards? 509 00:21:18,277 --> 00:21:20,070 That's right. 510 00:21:20,070 --> 00:21:22,823 To keep the felons out or to keep minorities under control? 511 00:21:22,823 --> 00:21:24,992 - Objection. - Watch yourself, Ms. Hagen. 512 00:21:24,992 --> 00:21:25,993 Hagen: I'll rephrase. 513 00:21:25,993 --> 00:21:27,286 Doesn't it bother you 514 00:21:27,286 --> 00:21:28,996 that all these measures are directed 515 00:21:28,996 --> 00:21:31,415 primarily at people of Hispanic and African heritage? 516 00:21:31,415 --> 00:21:34,835 No. Do you know what bothers me, young woman? 517 00:21:34,835 --> 00:21:37,338 That Americans Firearms suddenly acting like 518 00:21:37,338 --> 00:21:38,756 they care so much for blacks when they 519 00:21:38,756 --> 00:21:39,757 never gave a damn about'em before. 520 00:21:39,757 --> 00:21:41,842 Move to strike non-res-- 521 00:21:41,842 --> 00:21:45,596 You don't know what it's like livin' down there, Mr. Jameson! 522 00:21:45,596 --> 00:21:47,890 Where were you when my daughter was killed? 523 00:21:47,890 --> 00:21:50,476 When a 10-month old baby was shot 524 00:21:50,476 --> 00:21:52,353 and killed in it's crib-- 525 00:21:52,353 --> 00:21:53,521 - Your Honor, please- - Mrs. Wallace-- 526 00:21:53,521 --> 00:21:56,232 You want to tell my grandson how 527 00:21:56,232 --> 00:21:58,150 much you like black people? 528 00:21:58,150 --> 00:22:01,195 You want to explain why the bastards that shot 529 00:22:01,195 --> 00:22:04,698 and killed his mama shouldn't have to give up their guns? 530 00:22:04,698 --> 00:22:07,910 Well, you do it! You do it! 531 00:22:07,910 --> 00:22:09,119 [indistinct whispering] 532 00:22:10,955 --> 00:22:12,414 [door opens] 533 00:22:12,414 --> 00:22:15,876 - Alright? - I mean, Ann, it was bizarre. 534 00:22:15,876 --> 00:22:17,920 She refuses to acknowledge 535 00:22:17,920 --> 00:22:20,506 responsibility for her baby's death. 536 00:22:20,506 --> 00:22:22,591 She's in therapy, right? 537 00:22:22,591 --> 00:22:24,093 The doctors have to know about this. 538 00:22:24,093 --> 00:22:25,344 They have to be working on it. 539 00:22:25,344 --> 00:22:26,679 Yeah, but they're not the one 540 00:22:26,679 --> 00:22:28,806 who has to go into court and argue 541 00:22:28,806 --> 00:22:30,057 that she's a fit mother 542 00:22:30,057 --> 00:22:32,434 when, in plain truth, she's not. 543 00:22:32,434 --> 00:22:34,353 Grace, whether Sharon is or is not 544 00:22:34,353 --> 00:22:36,438 a fit mother is beside the point. 545 00:22:36,438 --> 00:22:38,065 You're arguing against a blatantly 546 00:22:38,065 --> 00:22:39,608 unconstitutional sentence. 547 00:22:39,608 --> 00:22:41,235 That's the only issue that matters. 548 00:22:41,235 --> 00:22:44,488 So if I win and the implant is removed, 549 00:22:44,488 --> 00:22:47,116 she goes back onto crack and maybe has another stillbirth. 550 00:22:47,116 --> 00:22:48,826 You don't know that's going to happen. 551 00:22:48,826 --> 00:22:51,120 She's in rehab. She's in therapy. 552 00:22:51,120 --> 00:22:52,830 It might not play out that way. 553 00:22:52,830 --> 00:22:54,832 But even if it does, like I said. 554 00:22:54,832 --> 00:22:57,918 It's beside the point. 555 00:22:57,918 --> 00:23:01,046 Beside the point. 556 00:23:01,046 --> 00:23:04,133 So what you're saying is that I-- I am not being objective, 557 00:23:04,133 --> 00:23:07,720 that maybe four months ago I would have been. 558 00:23:07,720 --> 00:23:11,515 Maybe or maybe you're being more 559 00:23:11,515 --> 00:23:14,643 of a prosecutor right now than a plaintiff's attorney. 560 00:23:14,643 --> 00:23:19,315 Was Danny Escobedo a great guy? Or Ernesto Miranda? 561 00:23:19,315 --> 00:23:21,984 An accused rapist and an alleged murderer 562 00:23:21,984 --> 00:23:23,527 and they walked away free. 563 00:23:23,527 --> 00:23:25,404 But, without them the cops would never have 564 00:23:25,404 --> 00:23:28,324 to read anybody their rights. 565 00:23:28,324 --> 00:23:29,533 Same thing. 566 00:23:33,621 --> 00:23:35,789 Thanks. 567 00:23:35,789 --> 00:23:37,166 [instrumental music] 568 00:23:37,166 --> 00:23:38,334 [sighs] 569 00:23:38,334 --> 00:23:39,752 [door opens] 570 00:23:42,171 --> 00:23:43,297 [door closes] 571 00:23:43,297 --> 00:23:45,799 [clattering] 572 00:23:45,799 --> 00:23:47,009 [crashing] 573 00:23:47,009 --> 00:23:49,386 [screaming] 574 00:23:49,386 --> 00:23:51,096 Jerry. 575 00:23:51,096 --> 00:23:53,515 [hooting] 576 00:23:55,225 --> 00:23:57,895 Oh! What in the name of? 577 00:23:57,895 --> 00:24:02,608 Oh, oh, oh, what are you doing? Jerry, what are you do-- 578 00:24:02,608 --> 00:24:04,985 Oh my goodness, you're shaking. 579 00:24:04,985 --> 00:24:08,197 What's the matter? What's the... Here, come on. 580 00:24:08,197 --> 00:24:09,615 Let's come over here and sit down, 581 00:24:09,615 --> 00:24:11,033 and we'll talk it all over. Hm? 582 00:24:11,033 --> 00:24:13,702 Come on. There you go! Talk it all over. 583 00:24:13,702 --> 00:24:14,745 Come on. 584 00:24:14,745 --> 00:24:17,289 There you go, there! 585 00:24:17,289 --> 00:24:20,417 There. Come on. You feel better? 586 00:24:20,417 --> 00:24:22,044 That's better, isn't it? 587 00:24:22,044 --> 00:24:23,128 Oh, yes. 588 00:24:23,128 --> 00:24:25,005 That's my wife. Mm hmm. 589 00:24:25,005 --> 00:24:26,298 That's Ruth. 590 00:24:26,298 --> 00:24:28,425 This was taken on our wedding day. 591 00:24:28,425 --> 00:24:31,053 1955. 592 00:24:31,053 --> 00:24:33,931 We were married in San Diego. Um-hm. 593 00:24:33,931 --> 00:24:37,685 In the garden of the Del Coronado Hotel. 594 00:24:37,685 --> 00:24:41,021 Yeah, that night we walked down to the waterfront, 595 00:24:41,021 --> 00:24:44,566 told each other... 596 00:24:44,566 --> 00:24:47,277 how we'd spend the rest of our lives together. 597 00:24:51,615 --> 00:24:53,283 Ha. 598 00:24:53,283 --> 00:24:55,077 That's enough of that, hm? 599 00:24:55,077 --> 00:24:57,621 Come on. Let's go back to bed. 600 00:24:57,621 --> 00:25:00,457 Come on. Back to bed with you. Come now. 601 00:25:00,457 --> 00:25:03,877 Back to bed. Up-a dee, there you go. 602 00:25:03,877 --> 00:25:07,631 Alright, Jerry. Alright, you alright? Oh. 603 00:25:07,631 --> 00:25:10,592 Okay... Sleep. 604 00:25:10,592 --> 00:25:12,845 Go to sleep. Bye-bye. 605 00:25:12,845 --> 00:25:14,388 Bye bye, Jerry. 606 00:25:19,435 --> 00:25:21,395 [upbeat music] 607 00:25:31,905 --> 00:25:33,574 Mr. Carerra, 608 00:25:33,574 --> 00:25:35,784 how long have you been with the Housing Authority? 609 00:25:35,784 --> 00:25:37,703 About five years, but I also grew up 610 00:25:37,703 --> 00:25:39,538 in one of the projects, Latham Downs. 611 00:25:39,538 --> 00:25:41,832 What was life like in Avalon Courts 612 00:25:41,832 --> 00:25:43,792 before the weapons were confiscated? 613 00:25:43,792 --> 00:25:47,963 We estimated that one innocent bystander is shot at every day. 614 00:25:47,963 --> 00:25:49,548 One is hit by gunfire each week 615 00:25:49,548 --> 00:25:51,091 and one is killed every month. 616 00:25:51,091 --> 00:25:53,135 Mullaney: And since the gun ban went into effect, 617 00:25:53,135 --> 00:25:54,595 has there been any marked difference? 618 00:25:54,595 --> 00:25:55,971 Carerra: Definitely. 619 00:25:55,971 --> 00:25:58,056 Homicides are down 40%. Rape is down thir-- 620 00:25:58,056 --> 00:25:59,308 My God. 621 00:25:59,308 --> 00:26:01,310 If we take the guns out of the hands 622 00:26:01,310 --> 00:26:03,062 of the gang, members living in the projects 623 00:26:03,062 --> 00:26:04,646 is going to make life safer. 624 00:26:04,646 --> 00:26:06,273 So what do you think of the claim 625 00:26:06,273 --> 00:26:08,358 by Mr. Jameson's organization 626 00:26:08,358 --> 00:26:10,986 that this ban discriminates against minorities? 627 00:26:10,986 --> 00:26:12,821 It's insulting. 628 00:26:12,821 --> 00:26:14,573 Americans for Firearms is made up 629 00:26:14,573 --> 00:26:16,408 primarily of rural whites, 630 00:26:16,408 --> 00:26:19,453 but they have the gall to come in here and argue their agenda 631 00:26:19,453 --> 00:26:21,371 on the pretext that they know what's better 632 00:26:21,371 --> 00:26:22,706 for inner-city minorities. 633 00:26:22,706 --> 00:26:24,374 They're cynically exploiting-- 634 00:26:24,374 --> 00:26:27,294 Objection, witness has no foundation to characterize 635 00:26:27,294 --> 00:26:29,379 the AFF's membership or intentions. 636 00:26:29,379 --> 00:26:30,964 Sustained strike the answer. 637 00:26:30,964 --> 00:26:32,508 Was the gun ban 638 00:26:32,508 --> 00:26:33,967 intended to discriminate 639 00:26:33,967 --> 00:26:36,094 against minorities, Mr. Carerra? 640 00:26:36,094 --> 00:26:38,639 It was meant to protect them, to protect us. 641 00:26:38,639 --> 00:26:40,599 We're the people being shot and being killed. 642 00:26:40,599 --> 00:26:42,267 Mr. Jameson knows that. 643 00:26:42,267 --> 00:26:44,520 Thank you, sir. Nothing further. 644 00:26:47,106 --> 00:26:50,692 So homicides and rape have gone down in Avalon courts. 645 00:26:50,692 --> 00:26:53,320 - How about burglaries? - No, but there's-- 646 00:26:53,320 --> 00:26:54,571 Robberies, muggings, vehicle theft? 647 00:26:54,571 --> 00:26:56,156 No. 648 00:26:56,156 --> 00:26:58,492 In fact, overall, the crime rate is pretty much 649 00:26:58,492 --> 00:27:00,285 the same as before the gun ban, isn't it? 650 00:27:00,285 --> 00:27:02,162 That's a very difficult question-- 651 00:27:02,162 --> 00:27:04,248 Isn't it true, Mr. Carerra, that last March, 652 00:27:04,248 --> 00:27:06,083 when a tenant was stabbed in a parking garage 653 00:27:06,083 --> 00:27:07,292 it took almost 20 minutes 654 00:27:07,292 --> 00:27:09,169 for the security police to discover it? 655 00:27:09,169 --> 00:27:11,672 We don't have the money to post guards everywhere, Ms. Hagen. 656 00:27:11,672 --> 00:27:13,924 In 1989 the Housing Authority asked 657 00:27:13,924 --> 00:27:17,636 for how much funding from the federal government? 658 00:27:17,636 --> 00:27:20,764 - A hundred and twenty million. - And how much did you receive? 659 00:27:20,764 --> 00:27:22,266 Eighteen million. 660 00:27:22,266 --> 00:27:23,642 Think you're likely to get any extra guards 661 00:27:23,642 --> 00:27:25,102 in that parking garage anytime soon? 662 00:27:25,102 --> 00:27:27,646 - Objection. - Withdrawn. Nothing further. 663 00:27:32,192 --> 00:27:34,194 [knocking] 664 00:27:34,194 --> 00:27:37,155 Douglas, could I ask your advice about something? 665 00:27:37,155 --> 00:27:39,491 Of course. 666 00:27:39,491 --> 00:27:41,034 [door closes] 667 00:27:41,034 --> 00:27:43,412 I'm, uh, thinking about 668 00:27:43,412 --> 00:27:46,331 asking Arnie to move in with me. 669 00:27:46,331 --> 00:27:48,292 Well... 670 00:27:48,292 --> 00:27:49,626 that's very nice. 671 00:27:49,626 --> 00:27:52,963 No, I want to know what you really think. 672 00:27:52,963 --> 00:27:55,215 - Really? - Really 673 00:27:55,215 --> 00:27:56,925 Better you should lie down in the middle 674 00:27:56,925 --> 00:27:58,510 of the Ventura Freeway at rush hour. 675 00:27:58,510 --> 00:28:00,429 Quicker and probably less painful. 676 00:28:00,429 --> 00:28:02,598 - Gee, thanks. - Roxanne. 677 00:28:02,598 --> 00:28:04,016 You asked for my opinion. 678 00:28:04,016 --> 00:28:05,726 Yeah. 679 00:28:05,726 --> 00:28:08,020 I-- I know how you feel about Arnie. 680 00:28:08,020 --> 00:28:10,856 A-- and it's all true. Oh, my God. 681 00:28:10,856 --> 00:28:13,317 Why am I getting involved with him? 682 00:28:13,317 --> 00:28:16,236 Much less considering living with him? 683 00:28:16,236 --> 00:28:18,322 [sighs] You tell me. 684 00:28:18,322 --> 00:28:22,409 In some ways, he's a selfish and inconsiderate as ever. 685 00:28:22,409 --> 00:28:23,952 In others, I mean, he doesn't 686 00:28:23,952 --> 00:28:26,747 even look at another woman when we go out together. 687 00:28:26,747 --> 00:28:30,042 H-- he's my friend, confidante, lover. 688 00:28:30,042 --> 00:28:33,086 He is so warm and wonderful and 689 00:28:33,086 --> 00:28:34,755 and patient and loving. 690 00:28:34,755 --> 00:28:37,758 I could rip out his liver! 691 00:28:37,758 --> 00:28:39,509 Interesting dynamic. 692 00:28:39,509 --> 00:28:42,220 This is when he starts to screw it up you know, when... 693 00:28:42,220 --> 00:28:43,555 When everything's great, when he 694 00:28:43,555 --> 00:28:45,182 when he couldn't seem nicer. 695 00:28:45,182 --> 00:28:48,769 This is when he finds a way to just self-destruct. 696 00:28:48,769 --> 00:28:51,063 I mean, I watched him do it with Corrinne. 697 00:28:51,063 --> 00:28:54,483 I watched him do it with every woman he's ever dated. 698 00:28:54,483 --> 00:28:57,611 I don't want to watch him do it with me. 699 00:28:57,611 --> 00:28:59,988 Roxanne. 700 00:28:59,988 --> 00:29:02,574 Are you... 701 00:29:02,574 --> 00:29:04,701 are you alright? 702 00:29:04,701 --> 00:29:07,746 I didn't want to be in love with him again. 703 00:29:07,746 --> 00:29:09,748 I know. 704 00:29:09,748 --> 00:29:12,668 Maybe Arnie has changed. 705 00:29:12,668 --> 00:29:14,252 Maybe he's not the same person 706 00:29:14,252 --> 00:29:18,298 he was 12 years ago, but you know... 707 00:29:18,298 --> 00:29:19,925 neither are you. 708 00:29:19,925 --> 00:29:23,637 My God, I remember your first day here. 709 00:29:23,637 --> 00:29:26,848 I was afraid a strong wind might blow you over. 710 00:29:26,848 --> 00:29:29,017 It probably could. 711 00:29:29,017 --> 00:29:31,478 Well, not anymore. 712 00:29:34,648 --> 00:29:38,860 Grace Van Owen appearing for the petitioner, Sharon Kester. 713 00:29:38,860 --> 00:29:41,363 It is our position that the probationary condition 714 00:29:41,363 --> 00:29:44,866 placed on Ms. Kester violates her right of privacy 715 00:29:44,866 --> 00:29:47,494 as guaranteed by the 14th Amendment. 716 00:29:47,494 --> 00:29:50,455 And that the coercive nature of the implant-- 717 00:29:50,455 --> 00:29:52,749 How can it be coercive, Ms. Van Owen, 718 00:29:52,749 --> 00:29:54,876 when the petitioner agreed to the condition? 719 00:29:54,876 --> 00:29:58,505 Ms. Kester is young and comparatively uneducated. 720 00:29:58,505 --> 00:30:02,342 She did not fully understand the implications of her assent. 721 00:30:02,342 --> 00:30:04,720 - What about her attorney? - Incompetence of counsel. 722 00:30:04,720 --> 00:30:07,055 He was discharged one month later. 723 00:30:08,932 --> 00:30:10,684 As Americans, 724 00:30:10,684 --> 00:30:14,021 we look at a country like China, which places 725 00:30:14,021 --> 00:30:17,566 harsh restrictions on its citizens reproductive rights, 726 00:30:17,566 --> 00:30:19,484 and we're rightly appalled. 727 00:30:19,484 --> 00:30:21,486 But unless you reverse this ruling, 728 00:30:21,486 --> 00:30:24,948 our government will have much the same power. 729 00:30:24,948 --> 00:30:27,701 An individual's right to reproduce... 730 00:30:27,701 --> 00:30:31,371 is perhaps the most fundamental of human rights. 731 00:30:31,371 --> 00:30:33,415 And placing limits on it... 732 00:30:33,415 --> 00:30:37,127 is not a power any government should have. 733 00:30:37,127 --> 00:30:38,420 Thank you. 734 00:30:42,340 --> 00:30:44,176 If it please the court. 735 00:30:44,176 --> 00:30:47,512 Sidney Lowenstein appearing for the State. 736 00:30:47,512 --> 00:30:49,973 It's well established, Your Honors, that the State 737 00:30:49,973 --> 00:30:53,518 has a compelling interest in the safety of children. 738 00:30:53,518 --> 00:30:56,438 Sharon Kester is a convicted drug addict 739 00:30:56,438 --> 00:30:57,856 and child abuser. 740 00:30:57,856 --> 00:30:59,316 To allow her to have more children 741 00:30:59,316 --> 00:31:01,777 before she can demonstrate parental fitness 742 00:31:01,777 --> 00:31:03,445 would be unconscionable, 743 00:31:03,445 --> 00:31:05,155 even weighed against any 744 00:31:05,155 --> 00:31:08,075 alleged infringement of her constitutional rights. 745 00:31:08,075 --> 00:31:10,619 Ms. Kester was not forced against her will. 746 00:31:10,619 --> 00:31:12,621 What about the question of informed consent? 747 00:31:12,621 --> 00:31:14,831 The trial transcript clearly shows 748 00:31:14,831 --> 00:31:16,958 that the petitioner understood the conditions. 749 00:31:16,958 --> 00:31:19,127 Are you claiming, Counselor, that Ms. Kester 750 00:31:19,127 --> 00:31:21,463 has somehow lost her privacy rights 751 00:31:21,463 --> 00:31:23,507 just because she's been convicted of a crime? 752 00:31:23,507 --> 00:31:25,008 Not at all, Your Honor. 753 00:31:25,008 --> 00:31:27,511 But she is subject to probationary provisions 754 00:31:27,511 --> 00:31:30,180 which, if imposed on law abiding citizens, 755 00:31:30,180 --> 00:31:31,973 would be unconstitutional. 756 00:31:31,973 --> 00:31:35,352 Limitations on travel or associations with known felons, 757 00:31:35,352 --> 00:31:38,772 employment restrictions, all imposable 758 00:31:38,772 --> 00:31:41,942 because the guilty person is subject to sentencing. 759 00:31:41,942 --> 00:31:45,070 This implant was just a different type of condition, 760 00:31:45,070 --> 00:31:48,490 one that is not only fair, but completely reversible 761 00:31:48,490 --> 00:31:50,492 should Ms. Kester be able to demonstrate 762 00:31:50,492 --> 00:31:52,327 her fitness as a parent. 763 00:31:55,122 --> 00:31:56,623 Thank you, Counselor, we will take 764 00:31:56,623 --> 00:31:58,291 the matter under advisement. 765 00:32:02,087 --> 00:32:03,421 Now, this is the last one. 766 00:32:03,421 --> 00:32:06,299 You understand? 767 00:32:06,299 --> 00:32:08,385 Well. 768 00:32:08,385 --> 00:32:10,220 Here's one for later. 769 00:32:10,220 --> 00:32:12,389 Stars have to watch their weight. 770 00:32:12,389 --> 00:32:13,723 Pretty soon, the only role 771 00:32:13,723 --> 00:32:16,768 you'll be fit for is son of Kong. 772 00:32:16,768 --> 00:32:18,562 Leland, Douglas is waiting 773 00:32:18,562 --> 00:32:20,438 to go over the monthly reports with you. 774 00:32:20,438 --> 00:32:22,858 Oh, alright. I'll be right there. Thank you. 775 00:32:22,858 --> 00:32:25,402 [rustling] 776 00:32:25,402 --> 00:32:27,654 I don't want to come back 777 00:32:27,654 --> 00:32:31,908 and find that you have opened that bag, you understand? 778 00:32:31,908 --> 00:32:34,494 You can be a very good boy when you want to be. 779 00:32:37,330 --> 00:32:40,625 Now, I'm going to trust you to stay out of trouble. 780 00:32:42,294 --> 00:32:44,004 [door closes] 781 00:32:49,301 --> 00:32:51,386 [jungle music] 782 00:32:59,394 --> 00:33:01,021 [screeching] 783 00:33:01,021 --> 00:33:04,274 Oh! Oh! What are you doing? 784 00:33:04,274 --> 00:33:05,650 [screeching] 785 00:33:07,235 --> 00:33:10,030 - Stop it! Stop it! McKenzie: Jerry! 786 00:33:10,030 --> 00:33:12,407 Jerry! Jerry! 787 00:33:12,407 --> 00:33:15,076 Now you stop that at once, you bad chimp. 788 00:33:15,076 --> 00:33:16,661 You're bad. You alright, Benny? 789 00:33:16,661 --> 00:33:18,538 H-- he-- he jumped on me. 790 00:33:18,538 --> 00:33:21,333 Well, he gets a little carried away sometimes, don't you, boy? 791 00:33:21,333 --> 00:33:23,543 No mangoes for dinner for you, young man. 792 00:33:23,543 --> 00:33:24,669 Let's go. 793 00:33:24,669 --> 00:33:25,962 Alright, now you be good. 794 00:33:25,962 --> 00:33:27,756 You be very, very good. 795 00:33:30,425 --> 00:33:32,510 Historically, gun control has been less about 796 00:33:32,510 --> 00:33:35,597 controlling guns than about controlling blacks. 797 00:33:35,597 --> 00:33:38,350 In 1968, the Gun Control Act was passed 798 00:33:38,350 --> 00:33:40,602 in the wake of violent race riots 799 00:33:40,602 --> 00:33:43,063 and a shaken Congress pushed through legislation 800 00:33:43,063 --> 00:33:45,565 banning so-called Saturday night specials. 801 00:33:45,565 --> 00:33:48,068 They knew very well who owned these guns 802 00:33:48,068 --> 00:33:50,278 and who their legislation would affect. 803 00:33:50,278 --> 00:33:54,950 Ironically, a hundred years earlier, after the Civil War, 804 00:33:54,950 --> 00:33:57,285 Congress passed legislation ensuring that 805 00:33:57,285 --> 00:34:00,372 recently freed blacks could own guns 806 00:34:00,372 --> 00:34:03,375 to protect themselves from their former masters. 807 00:34:03,375 --> 00:34:05,585 Who says time brings progress? 808 00:34:05,585 --> 00:34:07,337 Your Honor, the Housing Authority 809 00:34:07,337 --> 00:34:10,590 has a well chosen Latino representative. 810 00:34:10,590 --> 00:34:13,593 He's minority, but he works for white people. 811 00:34:13,593 --> 00:34:17,097 White people who are scared to death of empowering blacks 812 00:34:17,097 --> 00:34:18,723 and Hispanics. 813 00:34:18,723 --> 00:34:22,102 So they found a clever way to dis-empower them. 814 00:34:22,102 --> 00:34:24,646 Your Honor, don't let them get away with it. 815 00:34:29,859 --> 00:34:31,820 Wasn't too long ago that a child 816 00:34:31,820 --> 00:34:33,530 living in Avalon courts couldn't 817 00:34:33,530 --> 00:34:37,200 go outside in the summer to play for fear of being shot. 818 00:34:37,200 --> 00:34:39,494 Even if he could go outside, he was told, 819 00:34:39,494 --> 00:34:41,413 "if you see a stranger," 820 00:34:41,413 --> 00:34:45,667 to cross the street and stay outside handgun range. 821 00:34:45,667 --> 00:34:48,336 And sometimes at night his parents 822 00:34:48,336 --> 00:34:50,672 had him sleep in the bathtub. 823 00:34:50,672 --> 00:34:54,592 Because it was the only room in the house that had no windows. 824 00:34:54,592 --> 00:34:58,680 Now, Mr. Elkin says his right to own a gun 825 00:34:58,680 --> 00:35:01,558 is more important than a child's right 826 00:35:01,558 --> 00:35:02,934 to live in safety. 827 00:35:02,934 --> 00:35:04,728 But studies have shown 828 00:35:04,728 --> 00:35:07,647 that a gun in the home is 40 times 829 00:35:07,647 --> 00:35:11,818 more likely to be used against someone living in that home. 830 00:35:11,818 --> 00:35:14,446 And it is six times more likely 831 00:35:14,446 --> 00:35:16,614 that a gun in a home 832 00:35:16,614 --> 00:35:19,576 will result in an accidental shooting 833 00:35:19,576 --> 00:35:22,287 than in the shooting of an intruder. 834 00:35:22,287 --> 00:35:24,289 So given this, 835 00:35:24,289 --> 00:35:26,750 the Housing Authority, 836 00:35:26,750 --> 00:35:29,711 had a rational basis for implementing a gun ban 837 00:35:29,711 --> 00:35:33,256 that protects all its tenant's safety and health. 838 00:35:33,256 --> 00:35:36,217 As for Ms. Hagen's accusation 839 00:35:36,217 --> 00:35:40,013 that this rule is intentionally racist, 840 00:35:40,013 --> 00:35:42,974 not only has she given absolutely no proof 841 00:35:42,974 --> 00:35:45,894 to support this, but the majority of tenants 842 00:35:45,894 --> 00:35:49,314 at Avalon Court completely disagree with her. 843 00:35:49,314 --> 00:35:52,984 What does seem to appear to be racist 844 00:35:52,984 --> 00:35:56,029 is the gun lobby insisting... 845 00:35:56,029 --> 00:35:59,949 that they know what is better for minorities 846 00:35:59,949 --> 00:36:02,202 than the minorities themselves. 847 00:36:02,202 --> 00:36:04,037 Don't listen to 'em, Judge. 848 00:36:04,037 --> 00:36:08,541 Listen to the people whose lives are really on the line. 849 00:36:11,503 --> 00:36:13,088 [indistinct whispering] 850 00:36:17,258 --> 00:36:19,803 What is your evaluation of Jerry, Dr. Dryden? 851 00:36:19,803 --> 00:36:21,971 I'd say he was... 852 00:36:21,971 --> 00:36:24,099 - Conflicted. - Conflicted? 853 00:36:24,099 --> 00:36:26,226 Dryden: Yes. You see, Mr. and Mrs. Markel 854 00:36:26,226 --> 00:36:28,603 have distinctly different training methods. 855 00:36:28,603 --> 00:36:30,355 Mr. Markel takes an aggressive, 856 00:36:30,355 --> 00:36:32,690 confrontational approach, while Mrs. Markel 857 00:36:32,690 --> 00:36:35,318 prefers a more lenient, reward-oriented method. 858 00:36:35,318 --> 00:36:36,986 Mm hm, well if both work, what's wrong with that? 859 00:36:36,986 --> 00:36:38,696 Well... 860 00:36:38,696 --> 00:36:41,741 Imagine a human child in the same situation. 861 00:36:41,741 --> 00:36:43,868 His father disciplines him to get them to do things, 862 00:36:43,868 --> 00:36:45,245 clean his room, get good grades, 863 00:36:45,245 --> 00:36:47,288 while his mother showers affection on him, 864 00:36:47,288 --> 00:36:48,957 gives them rewards to do the same. 865 00:36:48,957 --> 00:36:51,835 He grows up with conflicting impulses. 866 00:36:51,835 --> 00:36:53,503 Jerry's never had any difficulties with that-- 867 00:36:53,503 --> 00:36:55,004 Conflicted! 868 00:36:55,004 --> 00:36:56,714 McKenzie: Doctor, what would be the results 869 00:36:56,714 --> 00:36:58,633 of those conflicting impulses? 870 00:36:58,633 --> 00:37:02,429 Erratic behavior, manic, almost violent. 871 00:37:02,429 --> 00:37:05,515 One moment, docile and loving the next. 872 00:37:05,515 --> 00:37:07,183 A manic depressive chimp? 873 00:37:07,183 --> 00:37:08,601 Essentially, yes. 874 00:37:08,601 --> 00:37:10,478 And I believe Mr. McKenzie and Mr. Stulwicz 875 00:37:10,478 --> 00:37:12,522 had a small taste of this problem. 876 00:37:12,522 --> 00:37:13,898 So Jerry would be better off with only one trainer. 877 00:37:13,898 --> 00:37:15,483 Yes. 878 00:37:15,483 --> 00:37:17,277 And you'll be able to determine which trainer 879 00:37:17,277 --> 00:37:18,778 has the better rapport with him? 880 00:37:18,778 --> 00:37:21,406 Yes, I believe so. 881 00:37:21,406 --> 00:37:23,324 Let's get on with it. 882 00:37:23,324 --> 00:37:26,327 McKenzie: Patrice, would you bring Jerry in please? 883 00:37:26,327 --> 00:37:28,538 Now, I want the both of you to verbally invite him 884 00:37:28,538 --> 00:37:31,374 to come to you. 885 00:37:31,374 --> 00:37:32,917 Dryden: Okay, just let him go, and 886 00:37:32,917 --> 00:37:35,003 we'll see which one he goes to first. 887 00:37:35,003 --> 00:37:36,796 - Jerry. Come here, Jerry. [cooing] 888 00:37:36,796 --> 00:37:38,673 Jerry, come in right now. 889 00:37:38,673 --> 00:37:39,924 Come here. Come here. 890 00:37:39,924 --> 00:37:42,093 Come here, dammit! Jerry, dammit! 891 00:37:42,093 --> 00:37:43,636 Jerry. Jerry. 892 00:37:43,636 --> 00:37:45,096 [whimpering] 893 00:37:47,307 --> 00:37:48,725 Deeply conflicted. 894 00:37:48,725 --> 00:37:50,685 McKenzie: Oh, thank you, Doctor. 895 00:37:50,685 --> 00:37:52,937 You're welcome. 896 00:37:52,937 --> 00:37:54,564 Jer? 897 00:37:54,564 --> 00:37:57,817 Fran: Never seem like this, he looks terrified. 898 00:37:57,817 --> 00:38:00,778 We can't keep doing this to him, Jack. 899 00:38:00,778 --> 00:38:04,073 Mr. McKenzie, I don't want to hurt him any more. 900 00:38:04,073 --> 00:38:08,119 We can't keep fighting over him like this. 901 00:38:08,119 --> 00:38:10,288 Jack can have him. 902 00:38:10,288 --> 00:38:12,916 Are you sure about that, Mrs. Markel? 903 00:38:12,916 --> 00:38:15,168 Yes, I am. 904 00:38:15,168 --> 00:38:16,669 Mr. Markel? 905 00:38:16,669 --> 00:38:18,296 Hey! Fine by me. 906 00:38:20,173 --> 00:38:22,300 In that case, I assign ownership 907 00:38:22,300 --> 00:38:24,177 of Jerry to Mrs. Markel. 908 00:38:24,177 --> 00:38:25,470 - What? - But I just-- 909 00:38:25,470 --> 00:38:27,931 As I made clear, I want Jerry not just 910 00:38:27,931 --> 00:38:29,974 to be with the best trainer, 911 00:38:29,974 --> 00:38:32,143 but with the person who cares the most about him. 912 00:38:32,143 --> 00:38:35,271 And by that action, I believe that Mrs. Markel, uh, 913 00:38:35,271 --> 00:38:37,398 despite the fact that she goes overboard 914 00:38:37,398 --> 00:38:39,818 with her affections, to be that person. 915 00:38:39,818 --> 00:38:41,319 Hey, wait a minute, pal. You can't do this. 916 00:38:41,319 --> 00:38:43,071 You're talking about my meal ticket here. 917 00:38:43,071 --> 00:38:46,241 You agreed to arbitration, Mr. Markel, and it is binding. 918 00:38:46,241 --> 00:38:48,034 I suggest if you want a new meal ticket, 919 00:38:48,034 --> 00:38:51,287 you go to Schwab's, look for a chimp in a tight sweater. 920 00:38:51,287 --> 00:38:53,039 Alright, we're done here. We're adjourned. 921 00:38:54,791 --> 00:38:56,376 [door opens] 922 00:38:56,376 --> 00:38:57,627 Mr. McKenzie. 923 00:38:57,627 --> 00:38:59,212 I don't know what to say. 924 00:38:59,212 --> 00:39:02,131 Good luck, Mrs. Markel. 925 00:39:02,131 --> 00:39:04,425 Well, take care of yourself, young man. 926 00:39:04,425 --> 00:39:06,094 You would have made a good father. 927 00:39:06,094 --> 00:39:07,554 No. 928 00:39:07,554 --> 00:39:10,557 No. I never would have had the patience. 929 00:39:10,557 --> 00:39:12,183 Boo boo... 930 00:39:12,183 --> 00:39:14,143 - Come on, boo boo. - So long, pal. 931 00:39:18,106 --> 00:39:19,440 [door closes] 932 00:39:22,610 --> 00:39:24,696 - Ms. Van Owen? - May I come in? 933 00:39:24,696 --> 00:39:26,698 Yeah. 934 00:39:26,698 --> 00:39:30,076 - Have we heard anything? - Yes. 935 00:39:30,076 --> 00:39:32,954 The justices just delivered their opinion. 936 00:39:32,954 --> 00:39:34,122 We won. 937 00:39:34,122 --> 00:39:37,292 Oh, man, that's great. 938 00:39:37,292 --> 00:39:40,336 That means I can get my kids back, right? 939 00:39:40,336 --> 00:39:42,171 Not necessarily, no. 940 00:39:42,171 --> 00:39:43,590 Why not? 941 00:39:43,590 --> 00:39:45,216 The court said I can have more kids. 942 00:39:45,216 --> 00:39:47,135 It means they think I'd be a good mother now. 943 00:39:47,135 --> 00:39:48,595 The court ruled 944 00:39:48,595 --> 00:39:52,265 that your rights were violated by the implant, 945 00:39:52,265 --> 00:39:54,976 but they didn't say anything about you being a fit mother. 946 00:39:54,976 --> 00:39:56,603 But I am a fit mother. 947 00:39:56,603 --> 00:39:59,188 Sharon, until you face the fact 948 00:39:59,188 --> 00:40:02,483 that your drug use cost the life of your baby, you're not. 949 00:40:02,483 --> 00:40:05,028 Who in the hell do you think you are? 950 00:40:05,028 --> 00:40:06,696 I don't care what you did for me. Who in the hell-- 951 00:40:06,696 --> 00:40:09,324 - I just want to help you. - Oh. Get out! [clatter] 952 00:40:09,324 --> 00:40:10,867 - Get out of my house. - Stop this. 953 00:40:10,867 --> 00:40:12,535 I don't want you here. 954 00:40:12,535 --> 00:40:14,203 You never gave a damn about me. 955 00:40:14,203 --> 00:40:16,581 All you and Miss Price ever cared about was the case. 956 00:40:16,581 --> 00:40:17,790 That is not true. 957 00:40:17,790 --> 00:40:18,875 - Get out! - Sharon. 958 00:40:18,875 --> 00:40:20,543 I know what you're thinking. 959 00:40:20,543 --> 00:40:23,504 That if you stay in rehab, that if you see the shrink, 960 00:40:23,504 --> 00:40:25,548 that pretty soon they're going to give you your kids back. 961 00:40:25,548 --> 00:40:27,884 But it's not true. That's not how it works. 962 00:40:27,884 --> 00:40:30,386 You have to show that you have changed. 963 00:40:30,386 --> 00:40:32,805 You have to show that you understand what you did. 964 00:40:32,805 --> 00:40:35,642 I told you it wasn't my fault. 965 00:40:35,642 --> 00:40:36,893 It was your fault. 966 00:40:36,893 --> 00:40:38,811 Your baby died of a heart attack-- 967 00:40:38,811 --> 00:40:40,146 Oh you go to hell! 968 00:40:40,146 --> 00:40:41,731 You don't even see my kids. 969 00:40:41,731 --> 00:40:43,024 You don't know them. 970 00:40:43,024 --> 00:40:44,901 I raised them just fine. 971 00:40:44,901 --> 00:40:46,527 I'm going to raise another one just fine. 972 00:40:46,527 --> 00:40:49,072 And I don't need nobody's permission. 973 00:40:49,072 --> 00:40:50,907 Now you got what you wanted. 974 00:40:50,907 --> 00:40:53,159 Get the hell out of my house. 975 00:40:54,327 --> 00:40:55,745 [door slams shut] 976 00:41:00,667 --> 00:41:02,377 My client must be delayed in traffic. 977 00:41:02,377 --> 00:41:04,170 Your Honor, I apologize. 978 00:41:04,170 --> 00:41:07,173 Yes. Well, I'm afraid he's not coming, Counselor. 979 00:41:07,173 --> 00:41:08,591 I just talked with the police. 980 00:41:08,591 --> 00:41:09,592 Mr. Elkin is dead. 981 00:41:09,592 --> 00:41:10,593 [crowd gasp] 982 00:41:10,593 --> 00:41:11,886 When did this happen? 983 00:41:11,886 --> 00:41:13,429 Judge Armand: About two hours ago. 984 00:41:13,429 --> 00:41:16,933 Mr. Elkin was in his car, stopped at a light. 985 00:41:16,933 --> 00:41:19,352 Some gang members began harassing him. 986 00:41:19,352 --> 00:41:21,562 He took out a revolver that he apparently kept 987 00:41:21,562 --> 00:41:23,731 in the glove compartment of his car. 988 00:41:23,731 --> 00:41:27,235 One of the gang members opened fire with his own gun. 989 00:41:27,235 --> 00:41:28,986 And Mr. Elkin died at the scene. 990 00:41:28,986 --> 00:41:32,073 I moved to dismiss Your Honor, this case has been mooted. 991 00:41:32,073 --> 00:41:33,950 I wish I could, Mr. Mullaney, but this 992 00:41:33,950 --> 00:41:36,869 is a matter of public policy, I'm going to rule. 993 00:41:36,869 --> 00:41:38,830 Now, unfortunately, 994 00:41:38,830 --> 00:41:42,208 the Housing Authority never got this gun ban approved by HUD. 995 00:41:42,208 --> 00:41:45,128 Therefore, this lease provision cannot stand. 996 00:41:45,128 --> 00:41:47,338 I have no choice but to render judgment 997 00:41:47,338 --> 00:41:49,590 for the plaintiff, Mr. Elkin. 998 00:41:49,590 --> 00:41:52,051 God rest his soul. 999 00:41:52,051 --> 00:41:55,012 And for your soul, Mr. Jameson, 1000 00:41:55,012 --> 00:41:57,724 I would start praying, if I were you. 1001 00:41:57,724 --> 00:41:59,016 This court is adjourned. 1002 00:42:00,935 --> 00:42:02,895 [indistinct chatter] 1003 00:42:12,488 --> 00:42:13,823 [car revving] 1004 00:42:15,533 --> 00:42:18,327 [doors opening] 1005 00:42:18,327 --> 00:42:22,373 [door shuts] 1006 00:42:22,373 --> 00:42:24,292 This is what you wanted me to see? 1007 00:42:24,292 --> 00:42:25,585 Yeah, my realtor spotted it yesterday. 1008 00:42:25,585 --> 00:42:27,295 Three bedrooms, three baths. 1009 00:42:27,295 --> 00:42:29,630 It's an incredible bargain for north of Montana. 1010 00:42:35,470 --> 00:42:37,513 It's gorgeous, Arnie. 1011 00:42:37,513 --> 00:42:40,141 But I don't even know you're looking. 1012 00:42:40,141 --> 00:42:41,309 Me neither. 1013 00:42:45,104 --> 00:42:47,190 I made an offer on it this afternoon. 1014 00:42:47,190 --> 00:42:48,357 What? 1015 00:42:48,357 --> 00:42:49,650 I think... 1016 00:42:49,650 --> 00:42:53,029 I think it would make a really nice... 1017 00:42:53,029 --> 00:42:54,405 family home. 1018 00:42:56,908 --> 00:43:00,203 even nicer if you would join me. 1019 00:43:00,203 --> 00:43:02,872 - Is it warm in here? - You keep your place. 1020 00:43:02,872 --> 00:43:05,082 I-- if things don't work out you can always move back. 1021 00:43:05,082 --> 00:43:06,918 And if they do, then... then, 1022 00:43:06,918 --> 00:43:10,129 then, you can always sell it later. 1023 00:43:10,129 --> 00:43:11,964 Why now, Arnie? 1024 00:43:11,964 --> 00:43:15,676 Why push your luck? 1025 00:43:15,676 --> 00:43:18,429 Because... 1026 00:43:18,429 --> 00:43:20,765 Because I love you. 1027 00:43:20,765 --> 00:43:23,142 I've said it so many times before, and I never meant it. 1028 00:43:23,142 --> 00:43:26,395 I wish there was some other way I could say it, but there isn't. 1029 00:43:29,941 --> 00:43:31,651 I love you, Rox. 1030 00:43:33,194 --> 00:43:35,154 Oh, this is... 1031 00:43:35,154 --> 00:43:37,448 This is crazy. 1032 00:43:37,448 --> 00:43:40,701 There is not a bookie in the country 1033 00:43:40,701 --> 00:43:43,037 that would give us better than... 1034 00:43:43,037 --> 00:43:45,081 fifty to one odds on this. 1035 00:43:45,081 --> 00:43:47,917 When long shots pay off, Rox. They pay off big. 1036 00:43:53,464 --> 00:43:55,508 Okay. 1037 00:43:55,508 --> 00:43:57,426 Really? 1038 00:43:57,426 --> 00:43:59,720 You really want to? 1039 00:43:59,720 --> 00:44:01,681 I should... 1040 00:44:01,681 --> 00:44:04,809 I should probably be committed. 1041 00:44:06,102 --> 00:44:08,396 Maybe this calls for a celebration. 1042 00:44:08,396 --> 00:44:10,523 Sure, yeah. We could go over to Gladstone's-- 1043 00:44:10,523 --> 00:44:12,191 No. 1044 00:44:12,191 --> 00:44:15,319 I was... thinking something 1045 00:44:15,319 --> 00:44:18,322 more like a christening. 1046 00:44:20,700 --> 00:44:23,035 I don't know, Rox. 1047 00:44:23,035 --> 00:44:25,037 I haven't even opened up escrow yet. 1048 00:44:28,207 --> 00:44:29,917 Consider it opened. 1049 00:44:29,917 --> 00:44:32,044 [instrumental music] 1050 00:44:47,643 --> 00:44:49,437 [theme music]